Arr. Philip Sparke. Par MYKOLA DMYTROVICH LEONTOVYCH. Ukrainian Bell Carol constitue une des parties de l’oeuvre chorale Shchedryk du compositeur ukrainien Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich (1877-1921). La mélodie s’inspire d’un vieux chant traditionnel ukrainien ( shchedrivka ) chanté le Jour de l’An (célébré le 13 janvier, conformément au calendrier julien) dans l’espoir que l’année à venir se présen…

Par FOSTER STEPHEN. One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Philip Sparke’s sumptuous arrangement of this Stephen Foster classic will make a perfect item to bring a few minutes of peace and calm tranquillity to any concert. The lush harmonies, so characteristic of Philip Sparke’s arranging, are augmented with exquisite solo figures for cornet and flugel horn. Once you have played this you wi…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par MYKOLA DMYTROVICH LEONTOVYCH. Ukrainian Bell Carol constitue une des parties de l’oeuvre chorale Shchedryk du compositeur ukrainien Mykola Dmytrovich Leontovich (1877-1921). La mélodie s’inspire d’un vieux chant traditionnel ukrainien ( shchedrivka ) chanté le Jour de l’An (célébré le 13 janvier, conformément au calendrier julien) dans l’espoir que l’année à venir se présen…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

Par REGISTER P. BRENT. A seven movement song-cycle based on poetry of Philip Terman. The movements are titled Prelude, Spring, Summer, Interlude, Fall, Winter, Postlude. A seven movement song-cycle based on poetry of Philip Terman. The movements are titled Prelude, Spring, Summer, Interlude, Fall, Winter, Postlude./ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière, Violoncelle, Baryton et Piano

Arr. Philip Harper. Par RACHMANINOV SERGEI. Philip Harper a créé une transcription formidable de l’énergétique troisième mouvement du Concerto pour piano no. 3 en ré mineur de Rachmaninoff. Ce mouvement comprend des variations sur un thème du premier mouvement de ce concerto. Les dernières notes deviendront la signature musicale de Rachmaninoff. Un morceau exceptionnel et très spectaculaire ! / Ni…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par FRANCK CESAR. Although Cesar Franck won many prizes during his student days his music was generally unrecognised by his contemporaries. His pieces were written in the romantic style whilst retaining a classical structure and his later compositions were referred to as 'cathedrals of sound'. Panis Angelicus is poetic and almost serene and this arrangement by Philip Sparke ret…

Par FOSTER STEPHEN. One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Philip Sparke’s sumptuous arrangement of this Stephen Foster classic will make a perfect item to bring a few minutes of peace and calm tranquillity to any concert. The lush harmonies, so characteristic of Philip Sparke’s arranging. Once you have played this once you will want it on every concert programme. / Niveau : 2.5 / Musique…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par RAVEL MAURICE. Le dernier ballet de Ravel, Boléro, fut écrit et créé en 1928. Aujourd’hui, le ballet est rarement représenté, et, bien que Ravel ait craint que les orchestres refusent d’interpréter son oeuvre, celle-ci est devenue l’une des plus populaires dans les salles de concert. Le Boléro est peut-être unique en son genre, dans le sens où l’orchestration géniale de Rav…

Arr. Philip Sparke. Par HOLST GUSTAV. Christina Rossetti wrote the words to this famous Christmas carol in 1872 in response to a request from the magazine Scribner's Monthly for a Christmas poem. They were set to music by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) for inclusion in the first edition (1906) of The English Hymnal, edited by his life-long friend, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Philip Sparke has carefully arra…